Toll-like receptor 8: the awkward TLR

L Alexopoulou, B Desnues, O Demaria - Medecine Sciences: M/S, 2012 - europepmc.org
Toll-like receptors (TLR) sense a variety of microbial products and play an important role in
the mounting of innate and adaptive immune responses. TLR1 to TLR9 are common in mice …

Structural analyses of toll-like receptor 7 reveal detailed RNA sequence specificity and recognition mechanism of agonistic ligands

Z Zhang, U Ohto, T Shibata, M Taoka, Y Yamauchi… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) is an innate immune receptor for single-stranded RNA
(ssRNA) and has important roles in infectious diseases. We previously reported that TLR7 …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel antagonist compounds of Toll-like receptors 7, 8 and 9

ER Kandimalla, L Bhagat, D Wang, D Yu… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Oligonucleotides containing an immune-stimulatory motif and an immune-regulatory motif
act as antagonists of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 and TLR9. In the present study, we designed …

Ligand-independent oligomerization of TLR4 regulated by a short hydrophobic region adjacent to the transmembrane domain

T Nishiya, E Kajita, S Miwa - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2006 - Elsevier
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key receptors for the activation of immune responses directed
against pathogens. Among the more than 10 identified TLRs, TLR4 is the most unique …

TLR10: Insights, controversies and potential utility as a therapeutic target

SB Su, L Tao, ZP Deng, W Chen… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Toll‐like receptor (TLR) family acts as a bridge connecting innate and acquired
immunity. TLR10 remains one of the least understood members of this family. Some studies …

Synthesis and immunological characterization of toll-like receptor 7 agonistic conjugates

M Chan, T Hayashi, CS Kuy, CS Gray… - Bioconjugate …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Activation of toll-like receptors (TLRs) on cells of the innate immune system initiates,
amplifies, and directs the antigen-specific acquired immune response. Ligands that …

Structure–Activity Relationships toward the Identification of a High-Potency Selective Human Toll-like Receptor-7 Agonist

D Kaushik, A Kaur, MT Patil, B Sihag… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Toll-like receptor (TLR)-7 agonists are immunostimulatory vaccine adjuvants. A systematic
structure–activity relationship (SAR) study of TLR7-active 1-benzyl-2-butyl-1 H-imidazo [4, 5 …

'Toll'gates for future immunotherapy

KJ Ishii, S Uematsu, S Akira - Current pharmaceutical design, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are evolutionary conserved transmembrane proteins that
recognize a unique pattern of molecules derived from pathogens or damaged cells …

Role of Toll-like receptors in infection and immunity: clinical implications

P Cristofaro, SM Opal - Drugs, 2006 - Springer
The remarkable discovery of the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) over the past 5 years has opened
up an entirely new era in the understanding of the molecular events that initiate the …

Update on toll-like receptor-directed therapies for human disease

K Tse, AA Horner - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2007 - ard.bmj.com
Innate responses to microbes are mediated in large part by toll-like receptors (TLRs), which
recognise a diverse range of molecules produced by viruses, bacteria and fungi. Great effort …